# SR8 1HG: area report for a postcode in County Durham

SR8 1HG is a postcode in County Durham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of County Durham. Open the map at SR8 1HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [SR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr8) › [SR8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. County Durham 037C: 162 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **Horden, 3 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **No property in SR8 1HG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 037C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **£140,447 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR8 1HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **Low road and rail noise at SR8 1HG**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shotton Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shotton-hall-primary-school-e135838) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Academy at Shotton Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-academy-at-shotton-hall-e136451) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 55.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-school-and-byron-sixth-form-college-e148304) | Secondary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-the-rosary-catholic-primary-school-e147108) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Open Air Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/open-air-education-e150768) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Howletch Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howletch-lane-primary-school-e114198) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [East Durham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-durham-college-e131859) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 13.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Endeavour Academy Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/endeavour-academy-durham-e141109) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £95,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £73,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £56,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £75,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2024 | £85,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £78,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £66,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2024 | £100,224 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Peterlee Oakerside Drive (230 m, Morrisons); Budgens Oakerside (520 m, Budgens); Sainsburys Peterlee Passfield Way Local (660 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Peterlee Local (760 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £140,447** (July 2026). County Durham’s average house price was £140,447 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,436** (2025). Full-time workers living in County Durham earned a median of £33,436 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 23rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.2×** (2025). A home in County Durham costs 4.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). County Durham has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## County Durham 037C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.7** (2025). County Durham 037C has a deprivation score of 49.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,403rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,493** (2021). County Durham 037C had 1,493 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,850th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.1%** (January 2026). In County Durham 037C, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 5.6%** (August 2026). In County Durham 037C, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SR8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £86,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SR8 was £86,750 in 2025. 5th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,207** (2021). SR8 had 35,207 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 643rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 35%** (2022). About 35% of people in SR8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In SR8, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Centre: 54.7512, -1.3485

Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Easington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/easington): Grahame Morris (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3485,54.7512,SR81HG

## How to cite

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